Wow, lots of stories in the local papers this weekend about the slow housing market. Too many to post separately, so here’s a roundup of the weekend news. Let me know if I missed anything. Everett Herald: Snohomish County builders slash home prices Mike Pattison just took his own advice and bought a new home…
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Announcing Sound Housing Quarterly, a Puget Sound Housing Journal
I’m proud to announce the latest project that I have been working on related to Seattle Bubble: Sound Housing Quarterly. Sound Housing Quarterly is a subscription-based journal of the Puget Sound residential real estate market. It was created for people who like the kind of analysis and insight offered on Seattle Bubble, but crave… …greater…
Comparing Past Market Crashes
Since the stock market is all over the news again today, I thought it would be interesting to look at some past stock crashes and see how the current one compares. In the chart below I have graphed the crashes of 1929, 1973, 1987, and 2001 alongside the current fall, with the peak points aligned…
September Foreclosure Data (w/ Long-Term Chart)
When I posted August foreclosure data from RealtyTrac last month with data going back to 2005, a complaint was aired (which I agreed with) that 2005-2008 is not sufficiently long-term. So, I spent some time with King County Records, and generated the following chart of Notice of Trustee sales going all the way back to…